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Queen of Blades
03-14-2007, 01:45 PM
Just got this "email". Anyone else notice these idiots' mistake? :rofl

While technically not a joke, I did find it funny.
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LONDON2012
PROMOTIONAL DRAW FOR THE 2012
OLYMPIC GAMES IN LONDON

FORD MOTORS OLYMPIC PROMO
CENTRAL OFFICE
EAGLEWAT BRENTWOOD
ESSEX CM13 3BW

Call: (edited out phone number) for confirmation,Henry Robert

Attn: Dear winner,

Following the on line promotional draws held on 29th February 2007 to declare the winners of the PROMOTIONAL DRAW FOR THE 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES TO BE HOSTED IN LONDON, ENGLAND.We are very sorry for the little delay in announcing the result of our winners.

We wish to formally announce to you here that you are among the winners. This promotion is organized by FORD MOTOR COMPANY in conjunction with the Local Organizing Committee of the LONDON2012 OLYMPIC.You are attached to ticket Number 356-00098-3211-222, with serial number 818-09 drew the lucky Numbers 67-99-77-79-63, and consequently won the promotion.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of £ 400,000.00GBP (four hundred thousand pounds starling) credited to file REF NO: L2012/23457677/2007. This is from total prize money of £ 6,800,000.00GBP shared among the seventeen international and local winners in this category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 17,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe and Middle East and Asia. This is part of our International Promotions Program for the 2012 Olympic Games to be hosted in London, England.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your prize is now available for claim. However due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by some people.

To begin your claim.please do contact your claim officer with your full details as given above either your Reference number, batch number, serial number and your full names,through his contact information below;

Mr. Henry Roberts
Claims Officer
Ford Olympic Promo
(edited out phone number)


For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember that all prize money must be claimed not later than 14 working days after this day of notice. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with the claims officer. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims officer as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.

Sincerely,
MRS MELISSA JONES
CO-ORDINATOR

moviemaniac
03-14-2007, 02:53 PM
The English renamed their currency after a bird???

four hundred thousand pounds starling

:rofl :rofl :rofl

Queen of Blades
03-14-2007, 02:57 PM
The English renamed their currency after a bird???



:rofl :rofl :rofl

Apparently! :happy097

They must have done it on February 29, 2007. :rolleyes:

PalmettoB
03-14-2007, 04:06 PM
The funny/sad thing about these is that most of the time, they aren't even close. There are usually so many obvious misspellings and other mistakes that you can tell they were written by some poor guy in East Bumble, Nowhere. I think the ones from "Africa" are my favorites. Some "Dr." or "Professor" in Africa writes to tell you they want to send you thousands of bucks, and all you have to do is send them a valid account number. :rolleyes:

Edcculus
03-14-2007, 06:21 PM
I got all excited when i read the title of this thread. From now on, "phish" is only to be used to refer to the band :cool: (although I know this is the term for this kind of internet solitication. I just wish it wasnt!).

LX_Emergency
03-17-2007, 09:04 AM
I got one of those and phoned the number on it (Figured it would be either legit or they wouldn't expect it.) and the guy I got on the phone was some african dude in Amsterdam ho was wondering why people kept phoning him. hahahaha!!!